Who is fishing where this week 03/01-03/07??? (NoVa)

[Thai]

water temp in the Potomac is almost 50 already. It won't take very long for it to become the same temp as Anna.

yup it was 48 yesterday on the main river

[Jake...]

landed 6 keepers at blue plains today, lost on on a jerkbait at the boat and missed a few on shakeyhead. Fish it for around 45 minutes, wish we coulda fished longer at BP..

nice man, for 45min thats sick! I hear good things about BP, haven't been out there myself yet. I still got your number too Thai.

anyways, Me and my bro had the opportunity to fish the Ashburn Lakes for an hour yesterday, but we got no bites, and saw not 1 fish. it was around 4pm and sunny. 

[soccplayer07]

was it really high 40's??? that is so sweet.

[Bigs]

Dan the potomac never reaches the same temps as the warm side at anna. Its 68-69 degrees there right now near dy ke one and 61-63 over on my part of the lake which is known as Glenn's cove. I hear what youre sayin tho. I'll have to start dividing my time between anna and the potomac. I actually like fishin anna more in some ways even tho its harder to catch big fish there then it is on the potomac. I'm startin to really like dock/boathouse fishing which you cannot do on the potomac very much. Totally different styles. But theres alot more ways to catch fish on anna too which is nice for someone like me who's tryin to develop a skill set in multiple styles/aspects.  April should be pretty good on the potomac but theres also gonna be alot more boats out there then there ever is at anna. I guess as soon as the bite slows down at anna then its gonna be pretty much be potomac time all the time.

[Thai]

Last time I checked the potomac was littered with docks...... :-?

[Bigs]

Last time I checked the potomac was littered with docks...... :-?

you obviously havnet fished lake anna then, theres no comparison. You can fish over a dozen boathouses in a 150 foot stretch. And they are everywhere non stop. I havent seen many boathouses on the potomac at all. Some docks here and there but few boathouses.You have to get the boat on plane to get from one to the next where as at anna u can stay on the trolling motor and never go on plane much like I did back in the cove where my house is. We went from boathouse to boathouse and didnt even get to try them all. Theres nowhere on the potomac like that.

[JCrzy4Bass]

From having fished both Anna (mid and upper) and the Potomac (Aquia, Mattawoman, Powell's, Neabsco, Occ Bay, etc) I'd say both have great cover and structure in their own ways.

If I want vegetation type fishing, mats, grass, piers, dock pilings, barges, ship wrecks I fish the Potomac. If I want target fishing around docks, boat houses, great structure fishing, etc I fish Anna. The only place I really see on the Potomac where you can have similar fishing to Anna (boat houses, numerous docks) would be Aquia Creek, and yes access to some places is a bit tougher than Anna which has mostly open water.

Just my two cents.

[Bigs]

From having fished both Anna (mid and upper) and the Potomac (Aquia, Mattawoman, Powell's, Neabsco, Occ Bay, etc) I'd say both have great cover and structure in their own ways.

If I want vegetation type fishing, mats, grass, piers, dock pilings, barges, ship wrecks I fish the Potomac. If I want target fishing around docks, boat houses, great structure fishing, etc I fish Anna. The only place I really see on the Potomac where you can have similar fishing to Anna (boat houses, numerous docks) would be Aquia Creek, and yes access to some places is a bit tougher than Anna which has mostly open water.

Just my two cents.

Quite refreshing to see someone post who speaks from experience. Educated opinions are hard to come by on here but you pretty much nailed it. I agree with what you said for sure.

[Thai]

There you go with these assumptions again...I've fished Anna more times last summer than I can count...it was our wakeboarding go to spot. And speaking from experiance a one trick pony is never going to pull in fish of size and numbers like what you are aiming for fishing dock slips and the dy kes....lake Anna is all about fishing submerged structure, old roads, underwater points and dropoffs.  If you consider fishing the warm side a hard fishery than you're in for a surprise buddy. Get outside your comfort zone, it'll only make you a better fisherman in the long run.

[Dan:]

Dan the potomac never reaches the same temps as the warm side at anna. Its 68-69 degrees

?????, the Potomac will be 68 fairly soon...I mean the Potomac will be at temps that make bass active soon. If bass are active in both places, I don't see what the point in fishing Anna is. Nothing against Anna, the Potomac is just an awesome fishery. I'd rather fish the P'mac than any other lake in the state except for one or two. Anna is nice for the winter bass fix because it's warm but that's the only real advantage I see over anywhere else.

[JCrzy4Bass]

Every time I read any Bassin' or Bassmaster magazine the anglers there all refer to the Potomac river as one of the best rivers in the country for black bass (issues that discuss it). Not only east coast but in the U.S. We have a lot of pros from the area that call it home. I don't know if any of you know Kurt Dove but I read all the local fishing magazines as well, he is one of the anglers in the Bass Elite series and he hails from Fairfax. Last year at Amistad he placed in the top twelve and was in the running for a shot at the tourney after the first day. He says the Potomac is some of the best water he's EVER fished.

I think for the folks that have private access on Anna though they get to take advantage of an early season top water bite, early spawn, less pressured fish than the main lake due to cut off access and honestly a lot different type of lake than the main side. From what I hear as similar as they are, they fish much differently (obviously due to multiple factors like water temp, pressure, different structure, etc). I wouldn't mind being able to fish there but I think both places are a lot of fun regardless and both have the chance at a big fish.

If I had to choose I'd honestly take the Potomac but that is because I am still learning Anna. My dad and I found ALOT of productive water there last year, and we honestly feel alot more comfortable with how to fish there after having a couple conversations with Teddy Carr and Charlie Bowles down at BPS over the last couple seasons. Good guys with a lot of great info on both waters. I'm sure they will tell you both bodies of water are good in their own way too. And both have advantages and disadvantages at certain times of the year.

[RockvilleMDAngler]

I would like Anna a lot more if it had grass like the potomac.  Fishing grass is my favorite way to fish.

[Bigs]

Thats the beauty of being where I am. Im 5 minutes from the potomac which I love plus leesylvania has the best quality ramps on the river. And when I wanna get away I can fish Anna, I might even be living there full time for a short period of time while we shop for another house. So I guess I'll be stuck fishing it for a while  :-? I feel like for right now , fishing the lake is making me better, esp when it comes to my worm and jig game. I wanna continue to learn on how to improve my skills with soft plastics and presentations. I'm glad I spent as much time as I did on the lake this winter, wish I could have been there even more. I can't wait till the grass on the river gets real nice, I'll be out there as much as I can.

[ICATCHFISHIN703]

ive been doing well on the  potomac pitching atube bait under boat docks